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JANUARY 19, 2023

Audi is re-introducing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Australian line-up from mid-2023 in the form of the Q5 55 TFSI e luxury medium SUV. Top speed is 239km/h as a PHEV, or 135km/h as an EV. This is the third PHEV to be sold by Audi in Australia following on from the 2015-16 A3 e-tron and Q7 e-tron in 2017-18.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Total global electrified vehicle sales. Pike forecasts that PHEV and BEV sales will reach just over 1 million units in five years (1,081,294 vehicles in 2015), with PHEVs accounting for 44% of that amount. CAGR between 2010 and 2015 (compared to 4.8% Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

According to a recent report from Navigant Research, total sales of LDVs are expected to total more than 2.1 billion from 2015 to 2035. Navigant forecasts global annual LDV sales to grow from 88.8 million vehicles in 2015 to 122.6 million in 2035.

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JULY 6, 2015

In a new report, Navigant Research forecasts global annual sales of light duty vehicles will reach 122.6 from 2015 to 2035 to almost 1.9 Navigant expects sales of conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles will fall significantly over the forecast period, experiencing a CAGR of -6.6%. billion units. More than 1.2

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MAY 6, 2014

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) Chrysler Brand will launch two plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) over the next several years, said Al Gardner, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, during the FCA Investor Day presentations at Auburn Hills, Mi. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. However, Buick sales figures have clearly been trending in the wrong direction since roughly 2015.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector will total nearly 4 million worldwide between 2009 and 2015, according to a recent report from Pike Research. For example, in North America nearly 10% of buses sold in 2015 will be hybrids. However, M/HD trucks are also receiving PHEV treatments. Clint Wheelock.

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JULY 1, 2016

Audi of America reported that its June 2016 sales increased 1% to 18,445 vehicles, the brand’s 66 th consecutive monthly sales record in the US. The previous June record was set in 2015 with 18,262 Audi vehicles sold. Through the first six months of 2016, Audi US sales have risen 3.5% Sales of the Q5 rose 3.5%

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Global electric passenger car sales totalled 280,000 units in 2014, representing growth of 43% compared with 2013; total global passenger car sales that year were 72 million units. The report projects annual EV sales in Europe of 500,000 units by 2019. Expected EV sales volume in 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025. 2015-YTD actual.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

The Bo Rui GE comes in either a MHEV 48V mild hybrid or full PHEV plug-in hybrid version. Although Geely’s MHEV offers significant improvements, the company’s PHEV system offers even more. With the same 1.5TD engine, the Bo Rui GE PHEV comes with a combined maximum power of 192kW and maximum torque of 425 N·m.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Toyota Motor plans to introduce to the Chinese market plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) versions of its Corolla and Levin passenger cars in 2019 and a battery electric vehicle (BEV) model based on its C-HR / IZOA compact SUV in 2020. (To and as an IZOA by FAW Toyota Motor Sales Co., C-HR and IZOA at Beijing Show.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Battery-electric vehicles will be the dominant vehicle technology for driving market growth, Pike suggests, because they utilize much larger battery packs than plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Current BEVs use battery packs ranging from 16 kWh to 85 kWh compared to PHEV packs ranging from 4 kWh to 16 kWh, for example.

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JULY 5, 2011

Combined government targets (line) and EV/PHEV production/sales (bars) reported by OEM. Production/sale capacity levels shown here are assumed to remain constant after year of construction. Announced EV and/or PHEV production plans from the majors add up to 0.9 million units by 2015 and about 1.4 Source: IEA.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Annual light-duty electric vehicle sales, world markets: 2011-2017. Pike Research forecasts that cumulative sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), the category that includes both plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles (PHEVs and BEVs), will reach 5.2 Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid. Audi of America officially announced plans today for the arrival in the US of the new A3 family of premium compact cars, with three body styles, five new engines and seven variants including its plug-in hybrid model. This new A3 lineup begins with the A3 sedan, which goes on sale in the spring of 2014.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Both of these products with the end of the 2015 model year. Mendel also said said that Honda will not offer a plug-in version of Accord going forward as the company looks toward the scheduled launch of a new dedicated plug-in model. Honda currently is selling the MY 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid. —John Mendel.

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AUGUST 20, 2015

billion in 2015 to $30.6 In addition, the expected steady lowering of per-kilowatt-hour costs will encourage the plug-in electric vehicle market if manufacturers pass the savings on to customers. GWh in 2015 to 93.1 billion in 2024. GWh in 2024—a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7%.

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MAY 20, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the cumulative figures for global sales of its hybrid vehicles reached 9.014 million units as of 30 April. The Prius family still accounts for the majority of sales: 5.691 million units, or 63% of the total global cumulative number. million units, and cumulative sales of 15 million units by 2020.

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MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 Sonata PHEV. km) of all electric range and a 9.8

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AUGUST 3, 2015

In the second quarter of 2015, total alternative fuel vehicle registrations in the EU increased (+17.4%), totalling 143,595, according to figures from the ACEA. For the full first six months of 2015, EV registration in the EU rose 78.4%, from 29,640 units for the same period in 2014 to 52,889 units. New EV registration leaders H1 2015.

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JULY 16, 2015

New work by a team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has found that more than one-third of Canadian buyers want a plug-in vehicle (PEV), with the majority of those (89—93%) wanting a plug-in hybrid rather than a pure electric vehicle. Impact of constraints on PEV sales in British Columbia, 2020. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 15, 2015

Volvo Cars will introduce the production version of the S60L T6 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid sedan at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show; the plug-in sedan first made its appearance as a concept car at the Beijing auto show in 2014. Sales of the S60L T6 Twin Engine begin next week in China. China Hybrids Plug-ins'

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs). Since 2015 onwards, BYD’s sales of BEVs and PHEVs have been ranked first in the world for four consecutive years.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Sales of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) in China—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid—suddenly soared 343% in 2015 to about 331,000 units—more than 3 times the number sold in the US that year. China and US PEV sales. The 10% sales tax on vehicles is waived for PEVs. Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Total PEV sales in Asia-Pacific. Unit sales of all electrified vehicles in Asia-Pacific will surpass 1.2 million by 2015 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28% (2010-2015), according to the report. billion in 2015. billion in 2015. By 2015, Bae expects that a total of 2.6 Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

PHEV/EV Models 2010-2012 by Battery Chemistry. Battery chemistries that prioritize energy capacity over power density can equally satisfy both the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and the EV battery segments, enabling vendors to offer products to multiple vendors for multiple models. Source: Pike Research.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As policy, Daimler managers will be driving electrified company cars—mainly its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models. The agreement applies to the company’s senior levels of management and focuses on plug-in hybrids. Ola Källenius, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Sales and Marketing.

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JULY 9, 2012

China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. The scale of China’s automobile production and sales in the world, is expected to continue to grow. L/100km (40 mpg US) or less.

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MAY 20, 2014

The company forecasts that annual LDV sales will grow to 126.9 Navigant forecasts that sales of conventional ICE vehicles will fall significantly over the period, experiencing a CAGR of -6.7%; the share of vehicles in use with conventional ICE powertrains will thus fall from 95% in 2014 to 45% in 2035. to more than 2 billion vehicles.

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DECEMBER 21, 2015

In a new report, Electric Vehicle Market Forecasts , Navigant research projects that under its base scenario, global sales of light duty electrified vehicles (i.e., vehicles that use electricity for traction, including hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and battery-electrics) will grow from 2.6 million vehicle sales in 2015 to more than 6.0

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JULY 19, 2019

In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs). Since 2015 onwards, BYD’s sales of BEVs and PHEVs have been ranked first in the world for four consecutive years.

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JUNE 25, 2014

The car will launch in Japan before April 2015, and preparations are underway for launches in the US and European markets in the summer of 2015. In Japan, the fuel cell sedan will go on sale at Toyota and Toyopet dealerships, priced at approximately ¥7 million (US$68,700) (MSRP; excludes consumption tax). The Toyota FCV Sedan.

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JUNE 21, 2011

The Ford Motor Company has selected Toshiba Corporation to supply automotive inverters for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Ford plans to start mass production of new models of both kinds of vehicle in 2012. The automotive inverters will be supplied to Ford with the motors as a set.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

In this demonstration, MMC will provide services for capacity reserve and balancing services by utilizing NewMotion’s charging infrastructure (with Enel V2G chargepoint hardware) and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs parked at home or at work in the city of Amsterdam linked to Nuvve’s Grid Integrated Vehicle platform (GIVe).

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JANUARY 26, 2018

ZEV technologies include hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), which include both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). When plug-in hybrids are added, that brings the total to 337,483 units.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

The powertrain of the 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) was named to Ward’s 10 Best Engines list. This is the first time that a plug-in hybrid powertrain has made the list. liter); the Gamma I-4 in 2012; and the hydrogen fuel cell powertrain in 2015. The vehicle is powered by Hyundai’s 2.0-liter

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MAY 27, 2016

Ford’s 2017 Fusion Energi—incorporating enhancements announced earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post )—can travel 610 miles (982 km) on a full tank of gas and battery charge according to EPA estimates to be posted to fueleconomy.gov—the highest combined range of any plug-in hybrid sold in the US.

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